Visentium
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Visentium (also spelled Bisentium, Italian Bisenzio[1]) was the Latin name of one of the minor Etruscan cities. It was a boundary settlement on the southwestern shore of the Lago di Bolsena[2] and was settled from the Final Bronze Age until the Archaic period.[1]
The Etruscan name for Visentium was Vesnth, or Vishnth. It was called Visentium after the settlement was conquered by the Romans in 280 B.C.[2] During the Classical period, it fell under the orbit of the city of Tarquinia.[3] The artifacts such as urns and other grave goods excavated from its various necropoleis are said to indicate its importance during the Iron Age and the Orientalizing period.[3] These provided insights on the settlers' dwellings and perishable belongings, which augmented their pottery and metal works.[3] The artifacts, particularly, the bronze objects also suggest that Visentium was influenced by Vulci.[4]
Legacy
[edit | edit source]The Italianized 'modern' form Bisenzio gave its name to:
- a Tuscan river, the Bisenzio;
- a medieval Latin bishopric, which soon was renamed Roman Catholic Diocese of Castro del Lazio.
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